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Christopher Moore is the New York Times bestselling author of ten eleven novels, including Lamb, A Dirty Job, You Suck and Fool.

Chris was born in Toledo, Ohio and grew up in Mansfield, Ohio. His father was a highway patrolman and his mother sold major appliances at a department store. He attended Ohio State University and Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara. He moved to California when he was 19 years old and lived on the Central Coast until 2003, when he moved to Hawaii. He has since moved to San Francisco.

Before publishing his first novel, Practical Demonkeeping in 1992, he worked as a roofer, a grocery clerk, a hotel night auditor, and insurance broker, a waiter, a photographer, and a rock and roll DJ. Chris has drawn on all of these work experiences to create the characters in his books. When he’s not writing, Chris enjoys ocean kayaking, scuba diving, photography, and sumi-e ink painting. He divides his time between Hawaii and San Francisco.

“The thinking man’s Dave Barry or the impatient man’s Tom Robbins, Moore takes cheap laughs where he can get them . . . over the last decade, he’s learned how to merge them into speculative romps that skip merrily in and out of the realm of possibility.”
— The Onion

“Christopher Moore is rapidly becoming the cult author of today, filling a post last held by Kurt Vonnegut.”
— Denver Post

“Christopher Moore deserves acclaim on the Dave Barry/Christopher Buckley level, or even beyond that, for he’s better than either of them.”
— Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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This can’t be right, could no one have commented on Christopher’s writing? I have enjoyed all ten books. My first book was Fluke which my son and I listened to on tape. We are still laughing. I am looking forward to Fool. Humor is my favorite form of spirituality, thank you for riasing my spirits.
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my absolute favorite of all your books is A Dirty Job, which i keep forcing my friends to read, they are amazed that there actually books that funny existing on this planet. I’m bring a couple of them to you Fool book signing in Santa Monica. I really do love all of your books tho. My own novel is finished soon and i owe you a lot, because your work was the thing that inspired me. See you tomorrow! 🙂

Greetings; I found your book ‘Lamb’ abandoned in the hotel lobby of the Marriott Courtyard in Amsterdam about two and a half years ago. Since I was stuck there for about two years, I finally decided to read the book. Funniest thing I’d read since Hitchhikers Guide, and Dirk Gently. Since then I’ve read the rest of your works … fantastic. I still don’t understand the reversing door on the chapel in ‘The Stupidest Angel’, but hey, it’s your door and I guess it can swing whatever way you want it to! Cheers!

How do you feel about your publisher putting out the Palin book…seriously, I’d boycott Harper Collins if it weren’t for you and Neil Gaiman. I know they are in the biz of selling books, but could you talk to them about this. You guys don’t belong in the same thinking universe, let alone in the same publishing house.

I have no idea if you read this but a reader of my blog told me to e-mail you a copy of my review of your book “Lamb.” I didn’t find your e-mail (but maybe I’m just lazy) but I did try to send you a link via Twitter (again, I’m not good at Twitting) so now I’m attempting this:

I have to say, without a doubt, you are the most hilarious, sickest bastard on the planet and I love every word you’ve written. Haven’t laughed this hard in YEARS and I hope you come to this hideous red (no, blue…wait it’s red again…oh WTH?!) state of Virginia with your humor.

Love your books, Chris. I’m making my way through all of them while I’m doing the unemployment thing. Lamb was brilliant, and Dirty Job was just so cleverly bizarre. But I’ve developed a fondness for the citizens of Pine Cove. Any chance you’ll write more about Pine Cove? I’d love to see a story featuring The Spider/Nailgun. I think underneath all his creepiness is a sweet guy needing love. Maybe he could hook up with a succubus? lol Thanks for creating such crazy, wonderful worlds to get lost in. 🙂

Hi Chris! I LOVE your stuff and would very much like you to submit a short story for a humor lit journal I’m starting. There aren’t any lit journals for humor – so – I’m starting one! Please get in touch. Thanks.

Love your books, Chris. I’m making my way through all of them while I’m doing the unemployment thing. Lamb was brilliant, and Dirty Job was just so cleverly bizarre. But I’ve developed a fondness for the citizens of Pine Cove. Any chance you’ll write more about Pine Cove? I’d love to see a story featuring The Spider/Nailgun. I think underneath all his creepiness is a sweet guy needing love. Maybe he could hook up with a succubus? lol Thanks for creating such crazy, wonderful worlds to get lost in.
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I’m reading You Suck.
I feel like I’m cheating on my man Steve, because I’m totally in love with it.
Except, you know, being a bookwhore isn’t breaking any commandments or anything.
So, I can live with myself.

Mister Christopher you rock my stripey socks!!!! All your books make me laugh so hard that I have to stop reading. Huge fan ever since I first read Blood Sucking Fiends! It’s not Christmas, but I’m re-re-re-reading Stupidest Angel. Looking forward to anything new that you do!

Back in 2010, I was deployed on the hospital ship USNS Mercy. One of my shipmates must have found your novel, Fool, in the ship’s library and thought it was funny that you and I shared a name. He left it on my rack, and I’ve been a fan ever since.

Christopher, I have read them all, several at least twice. I own Lamb, love it, and bought it for my son, and would own all of the rest if I wasn’t relying solely on Social Security. Yes, I am a senior citizen, and I love your humor! Please write something new soon! I keep checking! Thanks for writing great stories!

I have read all 11 books. I love all of them. I was curious about the use of the term “douche bag” as an adjective. Especially considering the warning at the beginning of the book about using language and terms from 1947. According to Google (your good friend) Ngram, the term was around but in looking at all examples of usage at that time, douche bag described a feminine hygiene device. Picking on you mostly for the fun of it. Please write more. I love your work and made my book club love it too.